books.google.ca - As the birthplace of three principal religions, the Middle East is holy to 15 million Jews, 2 billion Christians, and 1 billion Muslims. As the cradle of western civilization, it is fundamental to world history, the place where humans transformed themselves from nomadic hunters to settled farmers capable...https://books.google.ca/books/about/A_History_of_the_Middle_East.html?id=LCNpmgDOYTwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareA History of the Middle East